[wanabidii] Why January sees an influx of voodoo practitioners and tourists flocking to Benin (M&G Africa)

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Why January sees an influx of voodoo practitioners and tourists flocking to Benin   After the fall of the communist regime in Benin, President Nicephore Soglo launched the first voodoo festival in 1993

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